#Chris Paddack

Opening Day is finally upon us! The Arizona Diamondbacks host the San Diego Padres for a 4-game series to start off the 2022 campaign. Let's continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. The San Diego Padres are coming off another underperformed season after they had high expectations last year. The Padres ended 2021…

The last day of spring training has arrived. It's time to do one more roster prediction, since I hate to pass up a chance to show how wrong I can be. (Plus, hours after my last roster projection arrived in your inboxes, the Padres traded for Luke Voit. You're welcome.) There is a decent chance at least one more move is coming before Thursday's…

The Post's Mark W. Sanchez previews the NL West O/U wins: 97.5 Key player: Mookie Betts. For the Dodgers to be historically great - which is a real possibility - they could use their $365 million man in peak form. The right fielder was merely very good (.854 OPS) but not great last season, and the lineup is even more ludicrous with the addition of…

Eight. In. A. Row. We have now won eight straight bets, including a 3-0 day yesterday. We had the Giants defeat Corbin Burnes at home at+175. You can't give me a Giants ML that high and expect me not to take it. We had the Blue Jays over the Red Sox, which I will speak on more today. We also took the Phillies, who trounced the Rockies. We have now…

The St. Louis Cardinals are 0-3 over their last three games since going 9-4 over their previous 13 games. The Cardinals will try to snap their losing streak on Friday night in the first game of a three-game series on the road against the San Diego Padres. St. Louis is a+106 road underdog on the MLB odds in San Diego at sportsbooks monitored by…

The Houston Astros (79-56) tangle with the San Diego Padres (72-64) Sunday for the finale of their three-game series at Petco Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze the lines around the Astros vs. Padres odds with MLB picks and predictions. This is the series rubber match. San Diego picked up a 10-2 win Saturday after…

The New York Mets (28-23) play the San Diego Padres (36-24) Sunday in the finale of their four-game series at Petco Park. First pitch will be at 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Mets vs. Padres odds with MLB picks and predictions. Mets ace RHP Jacob deGrom outdueled Padres starter Joe Musgrove in New York's 4-0 win…

This is part of an off-season series on 2022's silver linings. Find part one here and part two here. The 2022 season did not end on a happy note for the Twins- especially considering they led the AL Central for most of the first half. However, there's plenty of things to look at with optimism, both from 2022 and for 2023. Today's topic: the…

The Minnesota Twins look to avoid a three-game sweep as they face off with the Kansas City Royals in the finale at Kauffman Stadium. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Royals prediction and pick. The Royals blanked the Twins 2-0 on Wednesday. The Royals mustered their two runs using small-ball baseball. Kansas City scored the…

The Oakland Athletics will try to bounce back as they face the Minnesota Twins in the second of a three-game series. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Twins prediction and pick. The Twins edged out the Athletics 2-1 on Friday. Minnesota started things early when Jose Miranda blasted a shot into deep-left for a solo home…

The Milwaukee Brewers (9-7) and San Diego Padres (10-8) play the second outing of a three-game set Tuesday at 10:10 p.m. ET at Petco Park. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Brewers vs. Padres odds with MLB picks and predictions. RHP Corbin Burnes is the projected starting pitcher for the Brewers. He is 1-1 with a 0.49 ERA, 0.22…

The San Francisco Giants (23-21) and San Diego Padres (28-17) kick off a four-game set at Petco Park Thursday at 9:10 p.m. ET. We analyze the Giants-Padres MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets. RHP Trevor Cahill vs. RHP Chris Paddack The veteran Cahill hasn't factored into any decisions while posting a 2.65 ERA and 1.18 WHIP with 20…

The Minnesota Twins will visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of their series in the National League Central division versus West matchup from Target field on Wednesday night. The weather is expected to be very humid with a low chance of rain and 15 mile per hour winds. The Minnesota Twins are coming off of a 5 run loss against the…

The Minnesota Twins (14-9) will try to extend a three-game winning streak on Tuesday versus the Baltimore Orioles (8-14), with first pitch at 7:05 PM ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Twins are favored (-170 on the moneyline) when they visit the Orioles (+145). The Twins will give the ball to Joe Ryan (3-1) versus the Orioles and Bruce…

Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning you'll get a fresh, topical column to start your day from one of SI.com's MLB writers. To sign the current version of Jake Arrieta is to be motivated by either crazed optimism or profound desperation. The Padres may or may not have the former. But they seem to be seriously afflicted with the…

The three-horse race many were expecting in the NL West didn't go as planned, as one team pulled up lame. The San Diego Padres went 79-83 last season, finishing just 4.5 games better than the Rockies and a whopping 27 games behind the second-place Dodgers. Keeping up with thoroughbreds isn't easy, but the Padres ran a bad race and it has left a lot…

The San Diego Padres (13-11) and Arizona Diamondbacks (11-11) play the opener of a two-game set Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. ET at Chase Field. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds with MLB picks and predictions. RHP Chris Paddack is the projected starting pitcher for the Padres. He is 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA,…